REU/RET Site: Physics REU and RET Programs at the University of Notre Dame

REU/RET 网站：圣母大学物理 REU 和 RET 项目

• 批准号: 2050527
• 负责人: Umesh Garg
• 金额: $ 136.43万
• 依托单位: University of Notre Dame
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-04-01 至 2026-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2050527&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; RET; Site; Physics; Programs

This award supports the renewal of the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) and the Research Experience for Teachers (RET) site at the University of Notre Dame. The site's goal is to provide realistic research experiences to undergraduate students and high school physics teachers. This project's primary impact is in training the next generation of scientists who will be essential for our society's and economy's continued well-being and for maintaining a robust national defense. The RET component aims at creating enthusiastic high school teachers who, in turn, will convey the excitement of physics to their students, the future physicists.The participants will work with a faculty mentor on a specific research project. They will be exposed to physics research in other areas via weekly seminars, workshops, interactions with other participants, and field trips to nearby national laboratories. They will participate in a "Physics Olympics" with REUs from Purdue and Michigan State Universities, prepare a research report at the end of the program, and make oral presentations at the REU-RET Symposium. They will also maintain a research logbook and have the opportunity to attend courses in computer programming and scientific writing, a GRE-preparation class, and an "Applying to Graduate School" workshop. A series of workshops will also be held as part of the Ethics component. Projects will be available in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biophysics, Cosmology, Condensed Matter Physics, High-Energy Particle Physics, and Nuclear Physics.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该奖项支持圣母大学本科生研究经验（REU）和教师研究经验（RET）网站的更新。该网站的目标是为本科生和高中物理教师提供现实的研究经验。该项目的主要影响是培养下一代科学家，他们对我们社会和经济的持续福祉以及维持强大的国防至关重要。RET部分旨在培养热情的高中教师，反过来，他们将把物理学的兴奋传递给他们的学生，未来的物理学家。参与者将与教师导师一起进行特定的研究项目。他们将通过每周的研讨会，讲习班，与其他参与者的互动以及到附近国家实验室的实地考察来接触其他领域的物理研究。他们将与来自普渡大学和密歇根州立大学的雷乌斯一起参加“物理奥林匹克”，在课程结束时准备研究报告，并在REU-RET研讨会上做口头报告。他们还将保持一个研究日志，并有机会参加计算机编程和科学写作课程，一个GRE准备班，和一个“申请研究生院”讲习班。作为道德操守部分的一部分，还将举办一系列讲习班。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。